Happy New Year!

A Happy New Year to everyone! I hope everyone has an even better 2009!

Birthday summary to follow tomorrow.

Project 365

For those of you who follow my blog. Here is another one to follow Project 365. This one should be interesting!

Copy Cat!

Yep...thats me!

I've been seeing so many "the cutest blog on the block" pages that I just had to try them out for myself. The best part is it doesnt make you start your widgets all over again. Now I can change my background all the time-awesome!

Thanks for the showing me the way....

Only a Few More Days...

Before Im more than half way to 50!! Yikes!

Around my birthday I always get nostalgic and start thinking about where my life is and where it should be. I'm trying so hard not to this year but its practically impossible. I have to say that when I compare my life to those around me...its not any more screwed up than anyone elses so I have to LET IT GO!

Im sure before the end of the year I will have a log post about where my life is and where its going...but right now Im going to go live it!

'Tis the Season

To have a cold. Oh Joy!

It seems that everyone around me is just getting over their cold so its my turn to get started I guess. I hate not being able to breath!

On a happier note. I did get out yesterday after all to do some shopping and I picked up some scrapbook organizing stuff. Including the embellishment center that Ive been wanting. Now I just have to figure out where I want it and get my brother to hang it-well if I can wait, otherwise I will end up hanging it up myself, lol.

I'll leave you with a picture (or two) of Roxie and Shadow (Brandon's dog) bonding


This one is on the dog bed at my house














This one is outside, Roxie sitting on Shadow (through the window so it's poor quality)

Mom Wins!

Last night my mom was packing left overs for me (which some how ended up at Brandon's!), as she was putting them in a plastic bag I watched her turn the bag right side out. I started laughing and said "you win, your more OCD than I am". I've never noticed anyone else turn bags right side out to reuse them. I will have to pay more attention to myself and other people to see if anyone else does it. Anyway-that was my funny moment of the day.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

I Just Might...

...keep her after all!


Ive been trying for weeks to get Roxie to be calm in the house and just lay down. Well in the last 3 days she has just started doing it! Im not really sure exactly what happened. It could all be her new command "park it" or it could be the fact that she can play in the yard for hours now when Im gone so she is more tired...I dont know. But whatever it is Im soooo grateful! She was making me nuts being all over the place all the time.


Here she is doing what she is supposed to in the house

Nursing Frustration!!!!!

I'm supposed to be graduating in May with my BSN. Well I just found out that because my nursing license for CA still hasnt come through I cant take the one last class I need! Im trying to find out the last possible day I can sign up just in case it comes through at the last minute. But at this rate I wont graduate until August which is 6 months after my original graduation date. *Sigh* I just checked my bank account and they cashed my check at the CA Board of Nursing so hopefully that means it will be in within the next 2 weeks or so, and that I can slide in under the deadline. *cross your fingers* Im soooo ready to be done with school!

Kids Learn By Example

Kayla watches everything I do and mimic some of it.

One of the cutest things she does is pretend to be her dogs mom. She watches me tell Roxie "Come see mom" as I pat my legs. Now she tells me (usually a few times a day, lol) "I do dis-'Come see mom Brownie'" (while patting her legs). Brownie of course is her dog. She then tells me that her mom laughs at her when she does it. She thinks its so funny to see me be a 'mom' to something since she only knows me as "Nina".

Her imagination is so amazing for a 2yo. She's always telling Natalie (her cousin, and also her imaginary friend) what to do and dragging (both her cousin and her imaginary friend) around by the "hand". The other day she even had to get her in her squeezed hands before we could get in the car. Once she was in her car seat she opened up her hands and said "I can't get her she fly away". LOL

Last night she told her mom she has 6 kids (she is obsessed with numbers). She lays down with her dolls and in a very stern voice tells them "close your eyes and sleep", and sometimes spanks them for not listening!

She's a joy to watch. Each day she does something new and she's always makes me laugh.

Of course its not all sunshine an kisses. She's pretty stubborn too. Right now we are working on having manners. She likes to ignore Hilda when she talks to her. And she is learning that Hilda is an adult and she has to answer her not give her attitude. Its not like Hilda is a stranger to her and she can use that as an excuse...its just two year old behavior, lol.

It's all amazing...and dont forget the clothes! I get to play dress up everyday LOLOLOL

Who calls this December?

I really do like living in CA right? Right now its 77 degrees!!

I have so much going on right now that I really dont have time to blog much, though I think about all the things I could be writing about frequently.

...I met a 'friendly' guy in line at the post office who wouldn't stop talking. He even told me about how he is apart of Narcotics Anonymous...and about the 'innocent' girls there. He asked me if I had any 'romances' going on...ewww! And of course the line was so long I couldnt get away from him for way too long.

...I feel like Im never going to get my CA nursing license cause things cant seem to get done. Im going to go to work for my dad until it gets done because I cant stand not working any longer.

...Ive been watching Kayla every day while her mom works which is fun. We have gotten to bond even more than before. She recently told me I could 'hold her baby sister', though she hasnt been born yet lol. She is even bonding with Brandon :). He calls and if she is here he asks to talk to her which is so silly since he 'doesnt like kids' LMBO!

...Hilda is staying here for a while now that she is back from deployment. I cant believe how long she has been back already, shes going to TX on Sunday so then I will be on my own again which is going to feel really weird!

...Christmas is less than 2 weeks away and I havent bought ONE gift!

...Ive been in CA a month or more now and I STILL havent finished unpacking. Its been about a week since I even unpacked one box.

...I love the dog (Roxie) but she still makes me insane half the time (to the point of tears sometimes). I dont know what Im doing wrong with the potty training but she will not go to the door when she needs to go out. She will cry if she is in her bed so I can take her out but if she is just loose, no luck she will just go. Im so frustrated with it!

...School is over as of 12/15 and I still have to read a book and right a paper on it. Im going to get that book today!

...Everyone I know is moving at the moment-Hilda, Maria, Sandy, David...yikes!

...And oooooohhhhh the drama that has been going on around me! Ive tried hard to only be involved on the outside. There is only so much I can do for people.

Well, I think thats a short summary of whats been going on in my life lately